Pronunciation key ( ũrn ) |
erne or ern
n.
[ME. ern, arn; AS. earn akin to MLG. arn (D. arend; IE. base *er-, *or-, great bird eagle, also seen in G. aar eagle & Gr. ornis bird].
A type of eagle that lives near the sea, Sea eagle. Primarily in reference to the White-tailed Eagle, any of the birds of prey in the genus Haliaeetus in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.
Taxonomic Hierarchy | |
Kingdom | Animalia – Animal, animals |
Phylum | Chordata – chordates |
Subphylum | Vertebrata – vertebrates |
Class | Aves – Birds |
Order | Accipitriformes – Hawks |
Family | Accipitridae Vigors, 1824 – Eagles, Hawks, Kites |
Accipitridae, Vigors, 1824, Taxonomic Serial No.: 175280 |
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